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Silver casket Mary, Queen of Scots was thought to own acquired for nation

An “extraordinary” silver casket believed to have been owned by Mary, Queen of Scots has been acquired for the nation. It is thought the small box was given to Mary by her first husband, Francois II of France, and came to Scotland with her in 1561 ...

19 May 2022 at 13:07

Prayer book with poem handwritten by Mary, Queen of Scots to go on show

A rare “jewel-like” prayer book featuring a poem handwritten by the young Mary, Queen of Scots is to go on show at the National Museum of Scotland on loan from Liechtenstein. The Book of Hours, which will be on show from March 31 to August 3 in ...

18 Feb 2022 at 01:25

Letter written by Mary Queen of Scots expected to fetch up to £18,000 at auction

A letter featuring the handwriting of Mary Queen of Scots is to go under the hammer next month. The document, which could fetch between £14,000 and £18,000, is an appeal from her to the French ambassador in England to allow the safe passage of ...

27 Jan 2022 at 13:25

Letter written by Mary Queen of Scots sells for £32,500 at auction

A letter featuring the handwriting of Mary Queen of Scots has sold for £32,500 at auction, more than double the asking price. Auction house Lyon and Turnbull said there was international interest in the document, signed with a message in ...

02 Feb 2022 at 19:55

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Castle to reopen after conservation work

A castle with links to Mary, Queen of Scots is set to reopen its doors after being closed for a year. Dumbarton Castle will welcome visitors once again from Saturday after essential conservation work. The castle is well known as it ...

17 Feb 2023 at 16:18

Casket thought to have been owned by Mary Queen of Scots to go on tour

An “extraordinary” silver casket believed to have belonged to Mary Queen of Scots has undergone fresh conservation work ahead of going on tour around Scotland. It is thought the casket was given to Mary by her first husband, ...

22 Apr 2024 at 14:14

Roald Dahl sketches sell for almost £24,000 at auction

Original drawings by Roald Dahl which were found in an envelope have sold for almost £24,000. The collection of sketches were produced by Dahl in black ball point pen for his memoir, Boy (1984), in which he describes his ...

18 Jun 2025 at 15:45

The first known letter written by King James VI to go on show

A childhood thank-you letter written by King James VI of Scotland aged seven is to go on show later this month as part of a new exhibition. In the letter, the first known to have been written by King James, he thanks ...

08 Apr 2025 at 12:03

Mary Queen of Scots’ last letter to go on show for first time in nearly a decade

A letter written by Mary, Queen of Scots just hours before her execution in 1587 will go on display for the first time in nearly a decade when it forms part of an exhibition in Perth next year. Mary wrote what is ...

11 Dec 2025 at 09:20

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